Heady though it must have been to ascend to the bema, a new-formed philosopher assumed great responsibility when promulgating his doctrine, as the several prosecutions (and many more accusations) for corrupting the Athenian youth indicate.
2. prodromal — premonitory (symptom)The sufferer of oral herpes may experience a prodromal itching or tingling at the location where the lesions will appear.
3. baize — woolen fabric with long nap, usu. green, resembling felt, frequently seen covering billiard tablesWhat I had initially taken to be a desk blotter was actually an inlaid baize band apparently used by Sir Roberts to better organize the documents he examined for signs of forgery.
4. papule — small pointed swelling of the skinThe small dots seen as the first signs of chicken pox quickly develop into papules which will then support a clear vesicle at their center.
5. mantissa — decimal part of logarithm; (obs.) small part or addition of little importanceA particular set of digits will all have the same mantissa regardless of where the decimal point is placed within that set of digits.
6. selvage — finishing of woven material so that the edge will not unravelThe quality of selvage denim is greater than the non-selvage variety, due in part to the tighter weaves used in producing the former.
7. teleology — the study of ultimate ends or causesMost creationist texts exhibit a manifest projection of anthromorphized teleology upon the universe in general and biology in particular.
8. colporteur — hawker or seller of booksThe 19th-century colporteur evolved from a peddler of bibles to become an underworld vendor of French postcards and (in the next century) Tijuana Bibles.
9. logorrhea — incessant loquacity; pathological talkativenessWe withstood the offensive flood of his painful logorrhea as long as we could, but eventually we had to simply take our leave — without, of course, getting a word in edgewise, for there was no space between his.
10. antipyretic — tending to reduce feverI gave her acetaminophen for its antipyretic effect, but you should stay with her tonight in case she suffers further acute intestinal distress.